Danny Hyungjun Kim (born 28 May 1998) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Kim is the son of South Korean international defender

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Playing career

Club

Kim signed a short-term loan deal for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

from Lions FC for the Roar's final games of the

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season, following delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. Kim previously played for

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prior to signing for Hume City in 2017. Kim returned to Lions FC at the end of the A-League season.

Geylang International

On 16 July 2021, Danny Kim embarks his move to Southeast Asia by signing for the

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side,

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. The 23-year-old midfielder will join

's vacant slot of the foreign players for the 2021 season. On 25 August 2021, Kim scored his 1st goal for Geylang International FC, scoring with a powerful shot from just outside the penalty box against

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. On 11 November 2021, he leaves

International

Kim has represented the Australian under-17 national side, and scored a long-range goal for the team in a win over

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in 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.

Career statistics

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* 1998 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Hume City FC players Queensland Lions FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Geylang International FC players Bentleigh Greens SC players South Melbourne FC players Green Gully SC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Singapore Premier League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Australian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Australian people of South Korean descent Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub